The son of Reginald and Antoinette in Willesden, London, Reg worked Keelings and Tile Barn Farms. He married Janet Scarratt in 1926. Both he and Janet were ARP Wardens in 1939. He was Chief Warden, Vice Chair on fire brigades committee, and billeting officer. He died at Keelings.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Group 7 - Dengie | Area Commander | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Essex Group 7 - Dengie | Group Commander | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Essex Group 8 - Southend | Area Commander | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
| Essex Group 6 - Danbury | Area Commander | Unknown | 03 Dec 1944 |
Farmer
Group Commander of Group 7 and Area Commander of Groups 6-8.
In 1964, tired of waiting for the Army to collect equipment, Reg called the Police who in turn called the relevant authorities. They retrieved:
14,738 rounds of ammunition for pistols, rifles and sub-machine-guns, including a quantity of incendiary bullets
1,205 lb of gelignite, Nobel 808 and plastic explosive
3,742 ft delayed action fuse
930 ft instantaneous safety fuse
250 ft detonating cord
1,447 time pencils
1,207 L-delay switches
1,271 detonators of various types;
719 push, pull and pressure-release booby-trap switches
314 paraffin bombs
340 igniters for these bombs and for the safety fuses
131 fog signals
121 smoke bombs
212 thunder-flashes
571 primers
36 1-lb slabs of gun-cotton
4 hand-grenades
10 phosphorous grenades
33 time pencils and booby trap switches attached to made-up charges
WO199/3389
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register
http://arch93.arch.be/531_Zeitungen/ST_VITHER_VOLKSZEITUNG_1955_1964/19…
David Lampe's 'Last Ditch' 1968, p 146 / 147